For many of us, setting the big, long-term intentions for our life is not all that difficult. We may want a romantic life partner, or perhaps start our own business. Maybe we want to reach a certain income level by the end of the year. Because they are long-term, we are fairly comfortable letting go of “how” these intentions may manifest themselves. We may, in fact, be so comfortable letting go of the “how” that we don’t do much about these intentions at all.

Based on some email responses I received on my last blog post, it seems to be more difficult for us to come up with intentions for today, or for the next three days, or even for this week. We may already have plans, or perhaps we’re just really, really busy. Our immediate future seems pretty much set!

And yet, the immediate future is what creates the long-term future. What we do today determines our tomorrow. And today is shaped by this present moment, and then the next one, and the next one. How can we create each moment consciously without a guiding intent? If our intent is all about the future, what happens to the now?

I have nothing against long-term intentions. They are a necessary part of our journey. So let’s keep creating our vision boards for the year, or whatever it is that helps us solidify our intentions. But think of long-term intentions as the big road map that tells us what major highways to take between, say, New York and Los Angeles. That big road map contains those major highways – but it’s not detailed at the local level. It doesn’t tell us where to stop for breakfast, lunch and dinner, where to get to an inexpensive hotel for the night, or where we can pick up a supply of snacks for the road. We don’t discover those things from the big road map. We learn those just by taking an exit and being present to where we are while knowing what we’re looking for.

In my last article, I asked my readers to set an intention for getting something accomplished within a three day period. That’s certainly one sort of short-term intention. But when determining our short-term intentions, another powerful question we can ask ourselves is “When the end of the day comes around, who do I want to be?” At the end of my day, I like to be tired in a satisfied way, with a sense of having done my work in the world and hopefully having learned a lot and strengthened my connection to Spirit. I like to be relaxed, knowing my work for the day is truly done. And I like to go to bed looking forward to the next day. These are intentions that have nothing to do with my “to do” list. But setting these types of intentions every day shapes each present moment as it arises, and changes the quality of my day, week, and thereby my entire future.

We can do the same thing for our work week. When Friday evening rolls around, who do we want to be? What state of being do we intend to embrace? Keeping that intention in mind can influence our choices and actions in profound ways as we go about our business.

When you get up tomorrow, set an intention of who you want to be at the end of your day. Ask your Higher Self and Guides for assistance. See what unfolds.

Blessings,
Andrea

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